【C3】A．SinceB．Up toC．BeforeD．By the end of

A．agree

B．push forward

C．assimilate

D．deal

A．took

B．should take

C．had taken

D．would take

A．available

B．reachable

C．suitable

D．eligible

A．Concerning

B．As to

C．In terms of

D．In the light of

A．charges

B．bills

C．costs

D．payments

A．around the cloud was below freezing

B．above the cloud was lower than the temperature below the cloud

C．around the cloud was above freezing

D．of the cloud was above freezing

A．rather than

B．rather

C．than

D．other than

A．are no longer regarded as very important persons

B．are no longer looked upon as honest people

C．are not human beings any more

D．are treated with indifference

School was not necessary for them to learn other skills because their parents would teach them all they needed to know about capturing their food and tilling the earth. Learning the basic survival skills of how to feed themselves and grow food was the only thing most people needed to learn during that time period. Slowly, however, life became more complex, and people found the need to communicate with people in distant places. The world was expanding, and people needed to interact with people outside of their little town or village for business or for personal reasons. Then, it became important that children learn to read and write. When money became the form. of buying and selling, they needed to learn how to count and calculate. These things were fundamental for children to know in order to survive in tiffs more complicated world. And because these skills could not be learned from first-hand experience, school became necessary to teach these skills.

Why did children not need formal schools for a long while？

A．The teachers came to the children' s homes.

B．The children acquired the information they needed by direct experience.

C．Children were taught in small, personalized groups at home.

D．Parents would teach children the three R' s themselves.

Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： Japan has pledged 100 million dollars in aid to help rebuild the ravaged territory of East Timor. Caren Hamadael reports from Tokyo the announcement came at the beginning of a 2-day meeting of international donor community designed to map long-term reconstruction plans for the territory.

Thursday' s pledge by Japan is about 1/3 of the 300 million dollars the World Bank is seeking for the reconstruction of East Timor. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki told a news conference the aid will be donated over the next 3 years through a fund set up by the World Bank and the United Nations. Reconstruction is to begin within the next few months and is expected to take years to finish. Experts say the task will be enormous. East Timor needs electrical power, schools, hospitals and a civil administration. The territory was devastated after last August' s vote for independence. The 300 million dollars the World Bank says East Timor needs for rebuilding does not include 199 million dollars required annually for humanitarian aid. Additionally, there will be the cost of funding the UN administration in East Timor over the next 2 or 3 years as the territory moves to full independence. Thursday' s aid pledge is in addition to Japan' s previous contributions to help East Timor. It has already given 200 million dollars to the territory including 30 million dollars in humanitarian aid. Thirty nations and international organizations are taking part in this week' s donor meeting for East Timor. This is Caren Hamadael, for VOA News, in Tokyo

The meeting of international donor community is held for______ days.

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5